Samar (name)
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | Evening conversations |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Samer, Samra |
Samar is a female Arabic given name meaning evening conversations, or night talk.[1] Samar in Arabic is a cognate of the Hebrew name Shamar which means to preserve.[2] The name has also extended into other cultures and has different meanings: Samar is a male name in Islamic culture and means fruit; in Hindi and Sanskrit, Samar is a male name and means war.[3]
People with the given name Samar
- Samar (singer), Samar Mattar, a singer from the United Arab Emirates
- Samar Sen (1916- 1987), Bangladeshi poet
- Samar Andeel (b. 1987), a female singer from Egypt
- Samar Mubarak Mand (b. 1942), Pakistani Nuclear physicist
- Samar Minallah, Pakistani human right activist
- Sima Samar (b. 1957), Afghan human rights activist
References
- ^ "Samar". Baby Names World. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
- ^ Bauckham, Richard (2006), Jesus and the eyewitnesses: the Gospels as eyewitness testimony, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, p. 255, ISBN 9780802831620
- ^ "Samar Meaning. Baby Names & Meanings. What Does Samar Mean?". Baby-names-meanings.net. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
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